I COULDN'T KEEP FROM CRYING
(Marty Robbins)

Marty Robbins - 1952
Johnny Cash - 1960



Saw you walkin' by his side,
Heard you whisper both those lies,
And I couldn't keep from cryin'!
You sang his love songs tenderly,
Just the way you sang to me,
And I couldn't keep from cryin'!

Saw you capture all his charms
As you nestled in his arms;
With his pretty words and ways,
In your heart he took my place.

I stood and watched him steal a kiss
From two lips I know I'll miss,
And I couldn't keep from cryin'!

Saw you capture all his charms
As you nestled in his arms;
With his pretty words and ways,
In your heart he took my place.

I stood and watched him steal a kiss
From two lips I know I'll miss,
And I couldn't keep from cryin'!


(Contributed by Peter Akers - June 2009)


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As recorded by JOHNNY CASH:

I saw you walkin' by his side
Heard you whisper all those lies
And I couldn't keep from cryin'

You sang him love songs tenderly
That should have been for you and me
And I couldn't keep from cryin'

I saw his eyes drink in your charms
While he held you in his arms
Him with all his winning ways
Rules your heart now in my place

I stood and watched him steal a kiss
From two lips I know I'll miss
And I couldn't keep from cryin'

(Instrumental Break)

I saw his eyes drink in your charms
While he held you in his arms
Him with all his winning ways
Rules your heart now in my place

I stood and watched him steal a kiss
From two lips I know I'll miss
And I couldn't keep from cryin'


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2013)